Supplies Used:

Steps: 7

Flower Cost: $10.00

Rated: Easy Arrangement

Can you guess how old these flower are? I used them in the last Fall Arrangement and when the rest of the flowers in that arrangement had seen better days I threw them away but these Star of Bethlehem were still blooming and the stalks were still in great shape, so I used them again. Heck, they were only 10 days old...haha. They were still blooming when I threw them out at 14 days... and a full two weeks of not being in the cooler. I did put flower food (found here) in the floral foam of the first arrangement and after I re-cut them for this arrangement I gave them another packet. That does help a lot. Also washing your vase with soap and water and a drop of bleach helps kill bacteria in a vase that causes flower stems to rot. It also helps to give the stems a fresh cut with a very sharp angle (see below) so that they can drink up more water, and for these stems you need very sharp pruning shears so I used the little 6 1/4 inch Clauss shears (found here). They are super.

So, if you are looking for a very long lasting flower, Star of Bethlehem may just win the prize. If you have your Star of Bethlehem and your supplies, let's begin.